Glin - Glin Castle Attractions

8mi/13km west of Foynes, beautifully situated on the banks of the Shannon, here 1.25/2km wide, lies Glin. Above the harbor rears Hamilton's Tower (19th C.). Outside the town stands Glin Castle, a ruined tower house, on the estate of the Fitzgeralds, Knights of Glin, who have been established here in uninterrupted succession for 700 years. The modern house (Georgian of 1780, altered in neo-Classic style in 1820) has handsome rooms with good stucco ceilings (staircase, hall, library) and is furnished in period style (Irish, 18th C.) with family portraits of the 18th to 20th C.